Tarnos - La Digue Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here with the long-range outlook for Tarnos.

Right off the bat, the next few days are pretty grim. We've got some tiny, weak swell in the water but the winds are all wrong, leaving things choppy and messy. You'll be waiting until Saturday the 29th of August before there's anything worth paddling out for.

That Saturday morning is our first real standout. Tarnos - La Digue is looking at a clean 6ft of groundswell from the northwest, with a period of 9 seconds. The real kicker is the glassy offshore wind from the east, so those lines will be clean and inviting. The combined swell energy is moderate (470), and with the dawn patrol session, you’ll have a window of decent shape before the afternoon cross-shore chops it up.

Sunday the 30th is another solid early call. The swell drops back a little to 5ft from the west-northwest, but we get another glassy morning with barely a breath of wind. That’s a good call for a few clean, rippable waves, and the crowd factor is "sometimes" so you might have some company, but nothing too hectic.

Looking further out, there's a promising window around Thursday the 3rd of September. The morning shows a clean 4ft swell from the northwest, period around 10 seconds, with a solid offshore breeze from the east. The energy is moderate (219), and it should be a fun, clean session for the intermediate crew.

Finally, the standout for the end of the run looks like Thursday the 10th of September. The swell has built to a solid 6ft from the northwest (10-second period), but what grabs your attention is the combined swell energy hitting 738 (moderate-to-strong). And the wind? Dead calm, glassy as a mirror. That’s a very good sign for some clean, powerful waves, though it's a long way out so treat it as promising but not set in stone.

No real water temp anomaly to speak of here; it’s about average for the time of year, so just a normal wetsuit for the water temp.

There’s not much else to get excited about. The Tuesday the 8th of September morning session could offer a clean 5ft with glassy conditions too, but the real gold is on that Saturday and the Thursday the 10th.

Keep an eye on the charts, but for now, mark your calendar for the 29th of August and the 10th of September.

Rusty.

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